Zooplankton's nightmare

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Zooplankton's nightmare

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A few weeks ago I posted some images of the Midge fly larva Chaoborus here. Since then I have been photographing the pupa, and developing methods to photograph Chaoborus in a mini-aquarium. I am attaching a few pictures below.

I just posted an article referencing several research papers and movies about this organism for those that might like to learn more about Chaoborus.

There are over 40 species, but I have not been able to find a key to the different larva - if anyone can help me obtain one I would appreciate it.

See the Article: https://www.canadiannaturephotographer. ... borus.html

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Chaoborus photographed in a mini-aquarium with Canon Macro MPE-65 lens

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panorama stitch of Chaoborus larva DIC

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Chaoborus pupae

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Rotifers living on Chaoborus - combined Darkfield and Polarized light microscopy
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Very nice/interesting photos & great article !
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Excellent series of photos and thanks for sharing your set-up details. The article was very helpful.

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Nice!!!
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Very nice pictures Robert !
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Nice pictures and creepy indeed!
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Very nice, all excellent.
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Thanks for your kind comments

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Thanks everyone for your comments.
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very nice :smt038
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